Rule 8.3 - BRITISH ENERGY GROUP
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in BRITISH ENERGY GROUP
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 21 May 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 44,839,524 4.34% 154,620 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 186,765 0.02% 1,310,689 0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 22,800 0.00% 22,800 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,049,089 4.36% 1,488,109 0.14%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 185,951 7.0925
Purchase 401 7.2000
Purchase 27,549 7.1958
Purchase 4,207 7.1384
Purchase 581 7.2000
Purchase 17,663 7.2011
Purchase 1,283 7.1000
Purchase 31,407 7.1679
Sale 1,277 7.1500
Sale 2,015 7.1700
Sale 11,737 7.2063
Sale 1,283 7.1000
Sale 107,135 7.2135
Sale 185,951 7.0925
Sale 1,283 7.1950
Sale 37,470 7.1848
Sale 15,900 7.2069
Sale 81,486 7.1927
Sale 185,951 7.0925
Sale 9,072 7.2000
Sale 20,866 7.1986
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1277 7.15
CFD Long 2015 7.17
CFD Long 37470 7.1847
CFD Long 81486 7.1926
CFD Long 20866 7.1986
CFD Long 11737 7.2062
CFD Long 15900 7.2068
CFD Long 107135 7.2135
CFD Short 4207 7.1384
CFD Short 31407 7.1678
CFD Short 27549 7.1958
CFD Short 581 7.2
CFD Short 17663 7.201
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 22 May 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk